How to Be a Good Neighbor During COVID-19
During an outbreak in your community, protect yourself and others by: Staying home from work, school, and all activities when you are sick with COVID-19 symptoms, which may include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. Keeping away from others who are sick. Limiting close contact with others as much as possible (about 6 feet). Call, email, or […]
Pella at Patriot Point
Rainy day installation! We are very thankful to the amazing team at Pella Windows and Doors Pella Mid-Atlantic Inc! After an introduction to the ongoing main house renovation project at Patriot Point from Home Builders Care, plus a site visit to the retreat center property, Pella stepped way up to help! Thanks to their contributions of providing […]
HBCF’s 1st TurnKey Project of 2020 Helps a Family in Crisis
The first Home Builders Care TurnKey Project of 2020 is complete! Just last week new carpeting was installed at The Bernie House, a local nonprofit that is a part of the solution to those made homeless due to domestic violence in Maryland. The Bernie House provides the non-offending parent and children, who would otherwise be homeless, a […]
Home Builders Care Honors MBIA Members for Community Service
Congratulations to our 2019 Community Service Award Winners! The awards are presented annually to individuals or organizations affiliated with the local home building industry in recognition of significant contributions to the community through unselfish efforts and dedication in support of projects that help the poor and disadvantaged inour communities.Community Builder Award: The Rachuba GroupTom Sawyer Award: […]
Resources for Donating, Recycling and ReUsing Building Materials
Do you have a deconstruction or renovation project? Consider donating your used building materials! find a new home for construction and home improvement items such as these: Appliances…Bricks…Building Supplies…Cabinets…Carpet…Concrete….Dirt/Sand/Clean Fill…Doors…Drywall…Electrical Components…Flooring…Hardware and Fixtures…Paint…Roofing…Siding and Exterior Trim….Tile….Windows…. Some benefits of donating include: helping the environment by not using landfill space saving on dumping fees potentially earning LEED credits […]
50 for your foundation
We’re looking for 50 MBIA members to donate at least $50 this Giving Tuesday! Can we count on you? Did you know….that last year during the month of December, only 30+ builders contributed to our year-end giving campaign. Where is your commitment? Did you know…that since 2016, the counted homeless in Maryland is up 13%? (source: 2018 […]
Donor Appreciation Event Held at the Maryland Center for Housing
On September 12, MBIA and Home Builders Care hosted a special event to celebrate the benefactors of our industry’s home in Maple Lawn, the Maryland Center for Housing. The Center is a 10,000 sq. ft. two-story office building that was constructed largely in part with in-kind donations of materials and labor, as well as cash donations, […]
You Shop. Amazon Gives.
The 2019 holiday season is fast approaching. So don’t forget to give back as you shop! Visit smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1389604 and a small percentage of your sale will be donating to Home Builders Care. Just sign in with your Amazon account and go! We thank you!
BUILD Maryland Summer 2019 News
OPEN ARMS HOUSING UTILIZES HBCF’S NEW TURN KEY PROJECT GRANT FUNDS TO HELP IMPROVE THE DUNBAR APARTMENTSAt a unique apartment building in NW Washington DC for once-chronically homeless women, a few tenants have beautiful new durable flooring in their homes thanks to Home Builders Care. Open Arms Housing is a nonprofit that provides permanent homes with […]
Patriot Point Open House Showcases Completion of Phase I
On August 1, 2019, Patriot Point and Home Builders Care hosted an open house to showcase completed renovation work and enjoy the activities Patriot Point offers to veterans and their families. About 50 guests enjoyed property tours, fishing, skeet-shooting, crabbing, cornhole, lawn games, good conversation and a wonderful lunch catered by a local produce stand […]